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PHILIP YOE, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO NATIONALOASI-I REGISTER COMPANY, OF JERSEY CITY, NEIV JERSEY,

A CORPORATION OF NEWV JERSEY.

CASH-REGISTER.

SPEGIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 708,449, datedSeptember 2, 1902.

Application filed September 19,1898. Serial No. 691,335. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PHILIP YOE, a citizen of the United States, residingat Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cash-Registers, ofwhich I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention relates to improvements in no cash-registers, and hasmore particular relation to improvements in registers adapted toregister, indicate, and print both a detailstrip and a check.

The primary object of the invention is to provide devices of an improvedand novel type for accomplishing the purposes stated.

In the appended drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure 1represents a front elevation of the devices embodying inyinvention withthe casing removed. Fig. 2 represents a top plan view of the same. Fig.3 represents a rear elevation of the said devices. Fig. 4 represents aside elevation, partly in section, of said machine. Fig. 5 represents atop plan view, partly in section, of the lower portion of my saidimprovement, a number of the parts being omitted for clearness. Fig. 6represents a vertical transverse section, partly broken away, throughsaid devices. Fig. 7 represents an enlarged detail front elevation ofone of the banks of tablets detached. Fig. 8 represents an enlargeddetail front elevation of one of the printing-segments and its operatingmechanism. Fig. 9 is a detail perspective view showing theregister-wheels, the actuating-segments, and the transfer devices. Fig.10 represents an enlarged detail perspective view of one of the counterwheel-shafts and its shifting lever. Fig. 11 represents a detailperspective view of the platen-operating lever and cooperating parts,and Fig. 12 represents adetail perspective view of the operating-leverengaging the strip-feeding devices.

In the said drawings, 1 represents the frame of the machine; 2, theoperating-lever; 3, the indicating-tablets; 4:, the registering-wheels,and 5 the detail or record strip.

The frame 1 is constructed so as to receive a suitable slidable drawer 6and is provided scribed. A segmental flange 10 is formed at the upperedge of the wall '7 and is provided with designating characters orfigures corresponding in position with the aforesaid channels, Fig. 5,so that the valuation of each may be ascertained at a glance. Thesecharacters are divided in the present instance into three groups orbanks, which represent, respectively, units of cents, tens of cents, anddollars; but I do not care to limit myself to this capacity, as the samemay be increased or decreased to any desired extent without departingfrom the spirit of my invention.

The before-mentioned operating-lever 2, which is adapted to travel overthe flange 10, is pivoted at its rear end in a vertical slot 11, formedin a vertical rock-shaft 12, said rockshaft having bearings mounted onthe main frame. Aflat spring friction-plate 13 is rigidly mounted uponthe post 12 and engages the side of the operating-lever under sufficienttension to hold said lever in any position of its vertical movement inrelation to the post into which it may be moved. The forward end of thesaid operating-lever projects upward and outward and terminates in anoperating-handle 1a, which projects over the segmental flange 10, sothat it may be grasped and the lever either elevated or lowered or movedfrom side to side thereby. Said forward end of the lever is furtherprovided with a guiding-lug 15, Fig. 4, and a spring-pressed plunger 16,the normal position of the latter being such as to project under abeveled flange 17, which extends over the lower ends of the aforesaidchannels. The said guiding-lug is of such length that it is free to risein the said channels at all times, and when the operating-lever 2 israised so that the lug 17 begins to ascend one of the channels thespring-pressed plunger 16, striking the beveled under edge of the flange17, will be thereby forced backward until it passes the flange 17, whenit springs out again and prevents the operating-lever from beingreturned to its lower position until after it has passed entirelythrough the channel, as will be more fully described hereinafter.Between each of the banks or sections of characters the wall 7 is formedwith a free and deeper groove or channel 18, (see Fig. 5,) through whichthe lug 15 and plunger 16 may freely pass either in an upward or adownward direction. In order to ascertain when the operating-lever is inthe correct position to secure the registration of any desired numeral,the said lever is provided with an index-finger or pointer 18, soarranged as to travel over the segmental numeral-plate and be broughtinto alinement with the different numerals thereon. The upper portion ofthe aforesaid operating-lever is further provided with a friction-spring19, which when the lever is in its elevated position contacts with theunder side of a segmental frame 20, Fig. 4, arranged directly above theaforesaid segmental wall, and by this means prevents all abnormalconcussion on the upward stroke of said lever. At the same time thelever is held firmly under spring tension when moving laterally in itsupper position and is thus prevented from noisy or loose movement. Inaddition to the aforementioned channels the segmental wall 7 is formedwith an end groove or channel 21, Fig. 3, having an inclined lower endformed by the square shoulder 21 at its lower end, so that when theoperating-lever is lowered at the end of its lateral stroke the lug 15and plunger 16 pass into this channel, and as the lever descends theplunger is forced, as it passes over the shoulder 21 when said plungersprings outward, under the square shoulder, and thus prevents anyreverse movement of the lever at this point. When in its loweredposition, the operating-lever rests upon a flange 22 and when moved ashort distance away from the channel 21 encounters a stop-lug 23, havingan inclined face, Figs.

3 and 6. As the lever passes this stop the plunger 16 is forced inward,but subsequently passes behind said stop, so as to prevent any reverselateral movement of the lever on the flange 22. Any shock or concussionwhen the operating-lever reaches the right-hand end of its stroke in itsupper position is avoided by a vertically-disposed stop-wall 21, mountedon the wall 7 in proximity to the upper end of the channel 21 and actingas a stop for said lever.

A slide-frame 25 is mounted in suitable guides 25 upon the lever 2,Figs. 4 and 5, and is formed with a lifting-nose 26, which latter swingslaterally with the operating-lever, and when said lever is raised saidnose is arranged to move vertically upward as the lug 15 moves throughone of the channels. Secured tothe lower end of each of theindicator-plates is an operating-foot 27, Figs. 1 and at, and as thelever is moved upward the nose 26 will strike the foot of the tabletrepresenting the number to be registered, as will be described. The feet27 are arranged in a straight line across the machine, and as theelevating-nose 26 must pass directly under them a portion of theslide-frame 25 passes between the guides 29, which where they pass underthe series of indicator-plates are parallel, as shown in Fig. 5, so thatas the operating-lever is swung laterally and describes the arc of acircle the frame 25 moves longitudinally of said lever in its guide 25and the elevating-nose moves in a straight line, as will be readilyunderstood.

By means of the above-described devices the lifting-nose 26 may bebrought below any one of the feet 27 and then elevated to lift thedesired indicator slide or tablet plate 3. These slides are mounted inthree banks or groups, representing, respectively, units of cents, tensof cents, and dollars, and are provided, respectively, with charactersfor designating the values which they represent. In each group, Figs. 1,4., and 7, of said slides all except the hindmost are cut away neartheir lower ends, whereby the operating or lifting feet of all theslides may extend forword into the path of the lifting-nose. Each tabletis further formed with an aperture 30, having shoulders 29 and 31, thelatter being adapted to hold the slide in an elevated position byengaging over one of the three spring-pressed supporting-wings 32, Fig.I, mounted on the frame. Each of the apertures 30 has an ofiset 30 topermit the swinging movement of the frames or yokes 39, whichrespectively pass through the apertures 30, Fig. l, and arranged toswing upon their pivot-shafts 39. When a tabletin one of the banksisraised, itoperates the yoke 39 of that particular bank and in so doingcauses said yoke to pass over the shoulder 29 of the remaining tabletsof said bank, and thus prevents said tablets being raised. Each of thesaid wings 32is provided withacrank-arm 33, having a horizontal end 33by means of which it may be retracted against the tension of its springto allow the elevated tablet to drop when a succeeding operation of themachine is commenced. The three wings 32 are moved simultaneously torelease the elevated tablets and allow them to drop from exposedposition by rigid arms 34, carried by a slidebar 35, which in turn movesin a fixed guide 35 and is pivotally connected to a verticaloperating-lever 36, which is pivoted to the frame at 36 and is formed atits lower end with a horizontally-extending head 37, adapted to bestruck bya portion 83 of the operating-lever when the latter is movedlaterally in its lower position. In order to prevent excessiveconcussion upon the return of the slide-bar 35 to normal position, aflat spring 38 is mounted near one end of said slide and is arranged toreceixe and absorb the impact and at the same time to form an effectualstop. The top walls 30 of the apertures 30 of the indicator-slides arein the same horizontal plane, Fig. 7; but the lower walls 30 aregraduated distances from the horizontal portion of the frames 01' yokes30, the distance of each therefrom depending upon the numericaldesignation of the respective slides. Through the apertures of each bankof tablet-slides passes the horizontal portion of one of these yokes, sothat when one of the slides is raised the lower wall of its aperturewill engage the horizontal plane of the yoke 39 which cooperates withthat particular bank of slides and raise it a certain distance, as willbe readily understood.

It will be observed from the above that the respective yokes are movedvarying distances, depending upon the valuation of the operating-tablet.From the yokes the movement is transmitted to the register-wheels 4 bysegmental racks 40, pivoted concentrically with the yokes and to whichthe latter are secured, respectively, so as to move therewith, and eachis arranged during its movement in one direction to engage one of aseries of registeroperating pinions 41, each of which, respectively, ismounted upon rotatable transversely-movable shafts 42. Each shaft isfurther provided with a registenwheel 4, and the cents and the dimesregistering-wheels, being the two shown near the right-hand end of Fig.9, are each provided with a transfercam 44. Each shaft is formed nearone end with an annular groove 45, Fig. 2. In order to shift the shafts42 endwise to throw the register-wheels into and out of gear with thecurved segments 40, I provide three pivoted shifting-frames 46, one foreach bank of tablet-slides,which are each formed with aslotted arm 47,which embraces its respective shaft 42 by entering the annular groovetherein, Fig. 1. The location of the shifter-frames is such that theirlower ends normally lie in the path of the vertical arm 2 of theoperating-lever, big. 4, so that when the latter is raised the arm 2will contact with the frame in alinement therewith, and thus force saidframe IUI'WflId against the tension of its spring and cause the shaft42, engaged by said frame, to be shifted rearwardly to bring its pinioninto mesh with its operating-rack. The operated frame is maintained inthe operative position just described until the operating-lever hascompleted its upward stroke and has commenced a lateral movementin itsupper position. Suitable retaining-pawls 48 are mounted upon the mainframe and engage the respective pinions 41 to prevent any accidental orbackward movement of the same, but leave them free to move forward or tobe shifted rearwardly. The transfer devices between the respectiveregister-wheels are substantially the same in each instance, and thedescription of one will therefore suffice for all. After oneregister-wheel has made a complete revolution its transfer-cam 44engages and moves one end of a pivoted spring-pressed transfer-lever 49,which is provided at its opposite end with a spring-pressed pawl 50,arranged to engage and operate a pinion 51,

mounted on the shaft of the register-wheel of next higher denomination.

The above description relates exclusively to the registering mechanismand its operation, and I will now pass on to a description of theprinting devices employed in connection therewith.

Each of the segmental racks 40 is provided with an extension-arm 52, andeach of said arms is in turn provided with a pivoted link bar 53, whichis connected to one of a series of pivoted weighted segmental frames 54,mounted side by side and having printingtypes formed on their concaveperipheries. By this means any movement of the segmental racks willcause a simultaneous and proportionate movement of the segmentalprinting-frames, and thus bring the proper printing-types into printingposition. The printing-segments are of course held in the positions towhich they are moved as long as the tablet-slides are held elevated, andwhen released by the releasing of the slide are returned to their normalpositions by the gravitating action of the weighted portions thereof. Inorder to correctly aline the printingtypes when brought to printingpositions,each of the type-segments is formed with an internal rack theteeth 54 of which are arranged to be engaged by an alining-pawl 55,mounted upon an arm 5G,which forms an integral part of the weightedframe 57,whereby the alining-stud is normally held out of the path ofthe teeth of the internal racks. The frame 57 is operated through themedium ofa pendent lug 58, secured thereto, and a springarm 59, carriedby the platen 60, Fig. 1, which is pivoted to the main frame 60 underthe printing-segments and is normally held away from said segments by asuitable spring 60, mounted upon its pivot-pin. The righthand end of thesaid pivoted platen is-formed with a flange 62, having an incline uppersurface, Fig. 1, which is arranged to be struck by a nose 63, Fig. 4,formed on the operatinglever, and thus forced downward. This downwardmovement of the right-hand end of the platen causes the left-hand end tohe forced upward, and thus elevate the record-strip 64, Fig. 4, andforce it, together with the printing-ribbon 65, against the types. Justbefore the platen reaches printing position the alining-stud is forceddownward into engagement with the teeth of the printing-segments, andthus effects a proper alinement of the types and locks the segments inposition during the printing operation. This is accomplished by theupward pressure of the spring-arm 59 of the platen against the stud 58of the frame 57, said arm bending to allow further move ment of theplaten after the alining-stud has engaged the rack of theprinting-segment. The above mentioned record strip passes from asupply-roller U6, journaled on the frame,do\vn under theprinting-segments and is fed forward by a winding-roller 67, alsomounted on the frame and provided with a ratchet-wheel 68, by means ofwhich it is rotated with a step-by-step motion. This wheel is engaged bya locking-pawl 69 and also by a feeding-pawl 70, which latter ispivotally mounted upon the righthand end of the platen 60, Fig. 1, tomove the ratchet-wheel one notch upon each movement of the platen, andthus feed the paper progressively. The endless printing-ribbon extendsat right angles to the detail-stripandis mounted upon spools or rollers71 and 72. The roller 71 is mounted upon a spring-pressed arm 73,whereby the ribbon is held taut at all times, while the roller 72 is suitablyjournaled on the frame and is provided with a ratchet-wheel 7 t, bymeans of which it is rotated to feed the ribbon. This ratchet-wheel isengaged by a spring-pressed pawl 75, mounted on the platen, so that theribbon will be moved before each printing operation.

The above -described devices provide for printing the detailstrip; butin addition thereto I also provide a check-strip 76, which passesforward between the ribbon and platen and out of a slot cut in the frameof the machine. This check-strip is Wound upon a suitable spool 77 andis preferably formed with a plurality of equidistant perforations 77 andadapted to receive teats formed on the periphery of a feeding-wheel 78,which is suitably journaled on the frame. The latter receives motionfrom a shaft 79, upon the right-hand end of which is fixed anactuating-wheel 80, Figs. 1 and 6, having cam-slots 80 formed thereinand engaged by a spring-pressed restraining and alining pawl8l. The saidcamslotted wheel is actuated by a finger 82, carried by theoperating-lever, Figs. 4and 5, and adapted to enter any one of thecam-slots when the lever reaches the right-hand end of its stroke in itsupper position, so that when said lever is depressed the finger willengage the wall of the slot it has entered, and thus turn the wheel. Thecheck-stripis held firmly about the feeding-wheel 78 by a guide-arm 83,mounted upon the frame and extending in front of the said wheel.

The operation of the machine is as follows I11 the normal position ofthe machine the indicators designating the amount of the lastrecordedtransaction are exposed, and the operating-handle is in its lower pathof travel and at the right hand of its movement. When a registration-sayof four dollars and ninetyfive centsis to be made, the operating-leveris first swung to the left through the lower path of its travel untilthe index 18 points at the four-dollar mark on its fiange 10. It is thenraised through the four-dollar channel in the wall 7, then moved to theright along its upper path of travel, then lowered again through theopen channel 18 between the banks, then raised through the ninety-centchannel, then lowered through an open channel and again raised throughthe five-cent channel, and finally lowered again through the openchannel 21 at the end of its lateral through the crank-arm 33, retractsthe wing 32 to permit the indicators, and consequently theprinting-segments,to return to normal position. The check-strip is fed,it will be noticed, during the very last of the movement of theleverthat is, while the latter is descending the channel 21. Thereby theprinted end 76 of the check is moved forward and projected through aslot 76 Fig. 1, in the frame 20, where it may be grasped and torn 0d.

Any suitable inclosing casing or cabinet is placed about the devices andformed with suitable sight-apertures for theindicators and slots for thepassage of the operating-lever.

As all of the tablets in the two right-hand banks remain down out ofsight when the dollar-bank alone is operated, it becomes necessary toprovide means for indicating zero in these banks, and such means Iprovide in a stationary plate 85, provided with suitable zerocharacters, which remain in view at all times except when obscured bythe raised tablets.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is l 1. In a cash-register, the combinationwith graduated indicating tablets arranged in banks, registering-wheels,one for each bank, operating devices cooperating with said indicators,and independent means for each wheel for throwing it into connectionwith its respective operating device when one of the tablets of its bankis operated.

2. In a cash-register, the combination with a printing-segment having arack formed thereon, means for moving said segment, an alining devicearranged to engage said rack, and a platen carrying a spring-arm whichisarranged to operate the alining device before the platen reachesprinting position.

3. In a cash-register, the combination with a registering mechanismarranged in banks, of operating devices for the same, an operating-leverand independent means for each bank arranged to be moved by theoperatinglever to throw the operating devices of that particular bankinto operative position.

4. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of independentindicating-tablets, of a lever arranged to actuate said tablets, andmeans controlled by the lever for positively locking all the remainingtablets in normal position when one is operated.

5. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of indicator-platesarranged one in front of the other and having apertures of graduatedlengths, of a movable registeringframe extending through all of saidapertures and arranged to be engaged and raised by the lower walls ofthe same.

6. In the cash-register, the combination with a plurality ofindicating-tablets having coinciding graduated apertures, of a movableframe extending through all of said apertures, a registering mechanismconnected to said frame, and devices for operating the tablets.

7. In a cash-register, the combination with a series ofindicating-tablets, of a swinging lever for raising any one of saidtablets, a movable operating device mounted on said lever and means foralining said device with any of the several tablets when the lever isswung laterally.

8. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of independentindicating-tablets, arranged in banks, pivoted yokes cooperating withthe respective banks of indicators, registering-wheels one for eachyoke, independent devices for throwing said wheels into connection withtheir respective yokes and a lever for operating the tablets and saidthrowing devices.

9. In a cash-register, the combination with a plurality ofindicating-tablets arranged in series, of means for raising the tabletsof the difierent series successively to indicating position,registering-wheels, devices for moving said Wheels into operatingposition, means actuated by said indicators to turn theregistering-wheels, and means for retracting the registering-wheels tonormal position.

10. In a cash-register, the combination with a registering mechanism, ofa series of devices for operating the same arranged substantially in aline, an operating-lever and movable alining means mounted on said leverand arranged to move in alinement with the operating devices.

11. In a cash-register, the combination with a series ofindicating-tablets, of a pivoted operating-lever, an operating devicemovably mounted on said lever, and spaced stationary strips arranged toreceive and guide said device to cause it to properly operate the desired tablet.

12. In a cash-register, the combination with a plurality ofindicating-tablets,each comprising a plate provided with a lifting-armat its lower end and formed with an aperture having a projection on oneof its walls, of wings projecting through said apertures and arranged toengage said projections to hold the tablets elevated, operating yokesalso extending through said apertures, means for releasing said wings,operating devices arranged to engage thelifting-arms, and a registeringmechanism connecting to said operating-yokes.

13. In a cash-register the combination with operating devices, of acounter comprising a series of counter-wheels, and a singleoperating-lever arranged to throw any desired one of the counter-wheelsinto connection with the operating devices and operate it to the desiredextent.

14. In a cash-register the combination with a register-operatingmechanism, arranged in banks, of a counter comprising a series of wheelseach of which is operated by its respective bank, an operating-lever andindependent means for each bank arranged to be operated by said lever tothrow its respective counter alone into operative position.

15. In a cash-register, I he combination with a registering mechanism,of a bank of indicating-tablets, a lever adapted to move any one of saidtablets to indicating position, and means for looking all the remainingtablets when one is moved from normal position.

16. In a cash-register the combination with printing devices arrangedside by side and having alining teeth formed thereon, of means formoving said devices, a pivoted alining device arranged to simultaneouslyengage the teeth of all of said printing devices, and a platen mountedindependently of the alining device and provided with a flexible armarranged to operate said alining device before the platen raises toprinting position.

17. In a cash-register the combination with a frame having groovesformed therein, of a registering mechanism, a pivoted operatingleverhaving a lug which extends under a portion of the frame and normallyholds the lever down but which may be brought into alinement with thegrooves to allow the lever to be raised at certain. points and aspringactuated member mounted on the lever and arranged to cooperatewith said frame to prevent backward movement of the lever.

18. In a cash-register the combination with an operating mechanism, ofan operating-lever capable of both lateral and vertical movements and amovable latch on said lever for compelling a lateral movement of thelever at a period between the upward and downward strokes of said lever.

19. In a cash-register the combination with an operating mechanism, ofan operating-lever capable of both lateral and vertical movements, meansfor guiding said lever vertically after its initial movement, anddevices for preventing a return movement of the lever in the samevertical plane.

20. In a cash-register the combination with an operating mechanism, ofan operating-lever capable of both lateral and vertical movements, anddevices for compelling a lateral movement of said lever between itsfirst and final vertical movements.

21. In a cash-register the combination with a registering mechanism, ofindicating-tablets, a lever arranged for operating any one of saidtablets and a shiftable device movably mounted upon said lever andarranged to be shifted by its movements and also be elevated thereby soas to engage and actuate the desired indicator.

22. In a cash-register the combination with a plurality ofindicating-tablets having graduated apertures of a movable frameextending through said apertures, a pivoted printing-segment, meansconnecting said segment and frame and devices for operating theindicators.

23. In a cash-register, the combination with the registering-wheels anda registering mechanism, of indicating-tablets arranged to actuate thesame to register amounts equal to the numerical designation of theoperated tablets, a swinging lever for raising any one of said tabletsand means for alining a movable part of said lever with the desiredtablet.

24. In a cash-register the combination with a plurality ofindicating-tablets having graduated apertures, of a pivoted frameextending through said apertures, a registering mechanism, meansconnecting said frame and mechanism and devices for operatingthetablets.

25. In a cash-register, the combination with registering mechanismcomprising independently-actuated registering-wheels, devices forturning said register-wheels, an operating-lever and independent meansfor each bank arranged to be moved by the operatinglever to throw one ofthe register-wheels into mesh with the operating devices.

26. In a cash-register the combination with a plurality ofindicating-tablets having graduated apertures, ofapivoted frameextending through said apertures, a pivoted printingsegment, a linkconnecting said frame and segment, and means for operating said tablets.

27. In a cash-register, the combination with a registering mechanism, ofan operating-lever capable of both lateral and vertical movements, meansconnecting said lever to said mechanism, aframe having grooves each witha flange at its lower end, and a plunger carried by the lever andcooperating with said flanges.

28. In a cash-register, the combination with a registering mechanism, ofan operating-lever having a lug which normally prevents it from rising,means connecting said lever to said mechanism, a wall having verticalgrooves formed therein to receive said lug, a flange partly closing thelower end of each groove, and a plunger on said lever adapted to movethrough said grooves.

29. In a cash-register, the combination with a plurality ofindicating-tablets formed with apertures of different depths, and havinglocking shoulders, of a frame extending through said apertures andarranged to be moved by the Walls of the same, registering mechanismconnected to said frame and means for raising said tablets whereby theregistering mechanism is actuated and the frame moved over the shouldersto lock the remaining tablets.

30. In a cash-register, the combination with a plurality ofindicatingtablets having graduated apertures, of amovable frameextending through said apertures, a printing device connected to saidframe and means for raising the tablets.

31. In a cash-register, the combination with a plurality ofindicating-tablets having graduated apertures, of a movable frameextending through said apertures, a rack carried by said frame, aregistering mechanism operated by said rack, and means for raising thetablets.

32. In a cash-register, the combination with a series ofindicating-tablets having graduated apertures, of a movable frameextending through said apertures, a rack on said frame, aregistering-Wheel havinga pinion arranged to mesh with said rack, andoperating means for raising said tablets and moving said pinion intomesh with the rack.

33. In a cash-register, the combination with the register-wheels, theprinting-segments and a platen, of an operating-lever movable in onedirection to adjust the printing-segments and in another direction toactuate the platen.

34:. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of plates havingcoinciding graduated apertures and arranged one in front of the other,of amovable frame extending through all of said openings, aregistering-wheel normally disengaged from said frame, actuating devicesfor said plates and means for bringing the registering-wheel intoengagement with the movable frame during one movement of the latter.

35. In a cash-register, the combination with a plurality of platesformed with coinciding graduated apertures, of a movable frame extendingthrough all of said openings so as to be moved to a greater or lessextent according to the plate operated, a register-wheel arranged to beoperated by the movable frame, and a single lever for actuating saidplates.

36. In a cash-register, the combination with register-wheels, ofoperating-plates arranged in banks and adapted to be independentlyactuated, a lever arranged to actuate said plates, shifting means, onefor each register-wheel and arranged to be actuated by said lever toshift the registering mechanism into connection with theoperating-plates.

37. In a cash-register, the combination with a registering mechanism, ofindicating-tablets of different numerical designations arranged tooperate the registering mechanism to record the amount of the numericaldesignation of the operated tablet, a lever arranged to actuate any oneof said tablets, and means for looking all the remaining tablets inposition when one is operated.

38. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of,indicating-tablets arranged approximately in a straight line, of apivoted opcrating-lever, and a movable alining means mounted on saidlever and arranged to move in alinement with said tablets so as to becapable of lifting the same regardless of the position of the levercarrying said alining means.

vices and move the same by a single operation.

40. Inacashregister, the combination with operating devices, of acounter comprising a series of wheels normally out of connection withthe operating devices and transfer means between said wheels and anoperating-lever arranged to be adjusted to throw any desired one of thecounter-wheels into connection with the operating devices.

41. In a cash-register, the combination with operating devices, of acounter comprising a series of counter-wheels, and an operating-leverarranged to be moved in one direction to select the desiredcounter-wheel and in another direction to bring said wheel intoconnection with the operating devices.

42. In acash-register, the combination with operating devices, of acounter comprising a series of counter-wh eels and an operating-leverarranged to be moved horizontally to se lect the desired counter-wheeland vertically to throw the same into connection with the operatingdevices.

43. In a cash-register, the combination with operating devices, of acounter comprising a series of counter-wheels mounted onlongitudinally-movable shafts, and a lever arranged to operate any oneof said shafts to bring its counter-wheel into connection with theoperating devices.

44. In acash-register, the combination with graduated indicating tabletsarranged in banks, registering-wheels, one for each bank, operatingdevices cooperating with said indicators, independent means for eachwheel for throwingit into connection with its respective operatingdevice, and a lever arranged to operate any one of said tablets andsimultaneously actuate the respective throwing means.

45. Ina cash-register, the combination with graduated indicating tabletsarranged in banks, registering-wheels one for each bank, operatingdevices cooperating with said indi cators, levers for the respectivewheels for throwing them into connection with the operating devices, anda hand-lever arranged to operate any one of said tablets and therespective throwing-lever.

46. In a cash-register, the combination with graduated indicatingtablets arranged in banks, registering-wheels one for each bank,operating devices carrying racks and cooperating with saidindicators,independent means for the respective wheels for throwing theminto connection with the racks, and a lever arranged to operate any oneof said tablets and the respective throwing means.

47. In a cash-register, the combination with a plurality ofindicating-tablets formed with apertures having locking shoulders, of aframe extending through said apertures and arranged to be moved by thewalls of the same whereby when one tablet is raised the frame is movedover the locking-shoulders of the remaining tablets.

48. In a cash-register, the combination with a plurality ofindicating-tablets having graduated apertures, of a movable frameextending through said apertures, a movable printing device connected tothe frame, and means for operating the tablets.

49. In a cash-register, the combination with a registering mechanism, ofa series of devices for operating the same arranged in a straight line,a pivoted lever, an operating device movably mounted on said lever, andmeans for alining said movable device with the operating devices as thelever is moved about its fulcrum.

50. A cash-register comprising a series of indicators, a support amember pivotally secured to the latter, an operating-lever hinged tosaid member and cooperating with said indicators when operated forelevating any one of said indicators, a suitable printing device andsuitable mechanism cooperating with the lever and said printing device.

51. A cash-register comprising a series of indicators, a support, amember pivotally secured to the latter, an operating-lever hinged tosaid member and adapted to cooperate with theindicators for raising anyone of the same, a rocking frame actuated by said lever, a suitableprinting device and suitable gearing interposed between said rockingframe and printing device.

52. A cash-register comprising a suitable casing, a series of indicatorslocated within the same, a support, a member pivotally secured to thelatter, an operating-leverhinged to said member and adapted to cooperatewith the ends of the indicators to raise the latter, a rock-frameactuated by said lever, a printing device operated by said lever, andinking means operated by said frame.

53. In a cash-register the combination with a series of indicators, asupport, a member pivotally mounted on said support, a lever hinged tosaid member and cooperating with the indicators to elevate the same,printingtypes controlled by said lever and printing mechanism alsocontrolled by said lever.

5a. In a cash-register the combination with a series of indicators, asupport, a member pivotally secured to the latter, an operatingleverhinged to said member, and adapted to cooperate with the free ends ofsaid indicators for elevating any one of the same, a rocking frameactuated by said lever, said casing having a slot formed therein for thelateral movements of said lever and vertical passages for permittingvertical movements of said lever, a printing device and mechanismcooperating with the lever and printing device.

55. In a cash-register the combination with a lever having both lateraland vertical movements of a series of indicators arranged to 57. In acash-register the combination with a series of indicators, of aregister, registeractuating means controlled by the indicators, and alever arranged when moved laterally to select a desired indicator andwhen moved vertically to bring: the register and registeroperatingmechanism into connection and operate the selected indicator.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

PHILIP YOE. Witnesses:

IRA BERKSTRESSER, ALVAN MACAULEY.

